Ant-Man writer on where Kang’s story will go in Avengers: Kang Dynasty

When Marvel hired screenwriter Jeff Loveness (Rick and Morty, miracle worker) to write the script for the third Ant-Man movie in March 2020 — what a great time! — Kevin Feige and company had only a few rules: The movie had to be big quantum realm adventure movies, and maybe Kang the conqueror will be the antagonist. Love runs after it… and runs after it and runs after it, all the way through the end of the credits of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania to a 2025 gig Avengers: Kang Dynasty. Kang (played by Jonathan Majors) is not simply a throwaway reference reveal in Loki season 1, or a one-armed villain for Scott Lang to prop up. Here’s Marvel’s New Big Bad, Thanos’Multiverse Saga,” will be shepherded by Loveness in the next several installments.

But what is the real Kang story About When it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe? A great villain not only terrorizes heroes, but question the world around them. And in the MCU, the role of someone like Kang is even heavier – he can’t just make one movie, he needs to prop up an entire movie. storyits storytelling value. Let him that weight come in quantum, Loveness considers Kang’s sign to be the sign of a true conqueror, someone who “doesn’t accept the civilization, the world, or the life they have”. Their full history. The thought experiment led him to frame the villain’s role in the MCU as a conundrum: “Are you willing to accept the broken world as yours and that you have a life in it, or are you?” brave enough to burn it to create something better?”

For Loveness, it’s the opposite of what Thanos brings, and exactly what the MCU needs.

“Thanos Loveness said. “I really wanted to introduce Kang the Conqueror near the end of his story. There’s a history to this guy. I love The Lord of the Rings or Star Wars because they take you into a myth much older than where the story begins. They name Morgoth, but they’re fighting Morgoth’s interns for the entire trilogy! Darth Vader – I guess he has a history with this old man? It’s great. And so I thought it would be great to see Kang the Conqueror after his crushing defeat.”

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Loveness says a particular line in quantum gets to the heart of the character: “When you can see time the way I do, you won’t be able to close your eyes.” He thinks of Kang as someone carrying his crusade, and above all, “a very non-linear guy”. The idea of ​​going back in time and space drew Loveness and the Marvel team to a point of failure rather than the start of a rampage, where the writer could relate Kang to someone like Napoleon Bonaparte.

“I think more about his defeat at Waterloo or his exile or his defeat in Russia than I think about his military campaigns throughout Italy. I think about what happens in the area of ​​failure, and how you can humanize that character and give him an arc of revenge.” Unlike Thanos, Kang doesn’t want to balance the universe — he wants to flatten it to make room for something completely known.

“He’s the great Gatsby of the multiverse,” said Loveness, chuckling, “and I’ll leave it at that.”

Loveness said the original script for quantum there was even more plot for Kang, but like all films that found their form in development, certain rhythms and revelations were dropped. Most of them will find their way in Avengers: Kang DynastyBut quantum leaving fans with the teasing of many Kang seen in a post-credits scene — and what they ultimately mean for Kang of the new film.

“I just love the setup: He’s not a liar,” Loveness points out. “If you go back to the movies and hear what he has to say, we’re going to be in a lot of trouble, because he’s the only thing that can stop these guys.”

That leaves the Avengers with a big problem for the future, considering all the Kangs they’ve faced. Making love couldn’t be more exciting.

“I wish Hawkeye the best of luck. I’m sure Daredevil and Moon Knight will Great against those guys.